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The Third Empire - Chapter 484

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:52:40 AM


Chapter 484: 484

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The high-power turbine compressor and high-pressure oil pump roared and pumped a large amount of fuel and fresh air into the burning boiler furnace. The whole fleet quickly approached the target.

As the distance approached, they could already see that the British fleet was chasing its German, and its warships were violently fighting back.

German, good!

On the Bismarck, gunner Claude quickly turned on the rangefinder, the optical aiming equipment was working efficiently, and the mechanical trajectory solver in the command room hummed to get the firing start data.

At the same time, the projectile pusher smoothly pushes the projectile and cartridge into the bore and closes the bolt.

Dozens of seconds later, all the launch data have been bound. At this time, 15 nautical miles away from the target, lock in the most dazzling battleship in the British fleet.

Under the action of the hydraulic press, the artillery hits the specified elevation according to the target data, locks, and the firing machine insurance is released!

"Volley!" Lutjens stood on the bridge and shouted.

Due to the problem of light, the German fleet is easy to find the British fleet, while the British fleet is difficult to find the German fleet. In this first round of volley, the other party has not found its own side yet!

"Boom!" The 406 naval gun is firing fiercely. The scene of six cannons firing together is very spectacular. Even now the wind and waves are very strong and the black smoke at the muzzle will envelop the whole ship in an instant.

The four 380 mm naval guns on the bow of the shanhorst in front of the fleet also fired almost at the same time. With the golden fire covering the whole sea, huge black smoke rose over the fleet. Now, the other party should notice.

But it's too late!

When admiral tovi received the alarm, the German warships had fired their first volley!

15 nautical miles, at this distance, can you get it right?

Standing on the bridge, Admiral Tovey stared into the distance. Then he saw the other side's shells fall into the port side of the Queen Elizabeth, tens of meters away.

It's just a joke to shoot artillery at this distance.

All the shells were almost empty.

Admiral Tovey looked calm. Now, let's get the German down first. It's enough for our side to have another round of volley. Then, turn around and fight against the main fleet of the German Navy. We must kill them!

Just then, he was suddenly stunned. In the opposite direction, black smoke came out again, and the other party actually opened fire again?

At this time, on the Bismarck, gunner Claude was watching intently.

When the gun came out, the new armor piercing projectile was stuffed in again by the automatic loader. Claude's eyes stared at the opposite side and observed his own projectile trajectory.

Almost before falling into the sea, commander Claude had made a judgment: "close bomb, come on! Add 600 to the scale, come on! "

Although there is a precise mechanical ballistics calculator, whether it can hit depends on the gunner's practical experience.

First volley, close!

The Gunners quickly adjusted the elevation of the gun, which was almost 50 seconds. The second shot began again!

At the time of design, the maximum firing speed of the Bismarck was three rounds per minute, but now it is far away. We must wait until the bullet drop point in front appears before we can adjust the artillery and continue shooting.

At a distance of 15 nautical miles, the second shooting started in less than a minute. This speed is absolutely fast enough!

At the same time, the British volley began, but they were still chasing the German.

After breaking the raging storm, the second 406mm naval gun fired again. Three seconds later, the 380 naval gun also fired.

On the sea, the smoke of gunpowder filled the air. Smelling this smell makes people bleed.

Gunner Claude is the most nervous one. Now, his heart beats 140 times a minute!

His experience determines whether he can hit it or not and the fate of the German Navy.

Yes, now it is a duel between the German main fleet and the British main fleet. As long as the British fleet is defeated in this naval battle, the British fleet will not dare to go out again for a long time.

Scarpa Bay, the main force of Britain has been greatly weakened. Now it has been transferred back to the warships of other colonial areas, so it can continue to maintain a certain scale. As long as they are eliminated this time, they will be unable and have no confidence to continue to fight with the German Navy.

With his hope, the 406mm shell flew to the Queen Elizabeth opposite.

No, this time it's a far shot!

"The scale is reduced by 200, one secret position to the left, continue to fire, come on!"

Commander Claude continued to give orders. He was not depressed. It can be said that naval warfare has been like this from history to the present, constantly adjusting until he finally hit.

The competition is who shoots fast and who shoots fiercely!

Three rounds of Volley took only more than two points, which is definitely a terrible record.

With the hope of the German Navy, the 406mm armor piercing projectile crossed a beautiful arc and flew opposite.

"Boom!" The armor piercing projectile weighing more than one ton drilled into the waterline armor belt of the Queen Elizabeth. The 152 mm steel armor was directly torn open!

The huge impact generated by the impact even made the 30000 ton warship shake violently, and everyone felt the fear of the coming of the end.

The last sneak attack on Scarpa Bay was humiliating for the British navy. They did not enter the state of battle. Now, in the battle, more than 30000 tons of battleships were hit!

At this time, the distance between the two sides is less than 14 nautical miles. If it is accurately converted, it is 25135 meters!

Bismarck, set a record for the farthest shooting.

(in World War II, it was shankhost's accurate shooting of the glory, which set a record for the longest naval gun hitting a maritime navigation target in World War II, with a hit of 24 kilometers. The hero of East China is enlarged to 25 kilometers, not YY right.

The longest ship gun in World War II hit the berthing ship record, Massachusetts, Casablanca, West Africa shelled Jean Barr, 28 km hit.)

Armour piercing bullets penetrated the interior of the Queen Elizabeth. Everywhere they went, they were all dead. They were only tens of meters away from the ammunition depot of the No. 2 turret.

The flying shrapnel constantly hit the armor of the ammunition depot. Fortunately, it persisted.

The third volley, one hit.

"Scale minus 50, continue shooting!" Commander Claude continued to order continuous firing. At the same time, in his sight, he saw the Queen Elizabeth, which was hit twice by the 380mm gun on the shanhorst in front of him!

"Boom!" A 380 mm armor piercing bullet directly hit the other side's bridge. This shell brought more terrible death!




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